Taking glitched-out electronic music into new stereo territory, the San Diego-based producer Man From Sol provides a total sensory experience on Fracture Cycles. The release is awash with innumerable textures and phase modulation, giving its compositions an erratic crawl like molten lava. It’s a bold take on happy accidents and salvageable artifacts from the production process, and that boldness pays off with a unique display of modern bass music rhythms and modes.

Fracture Cycles has it’s home on Abstrakt Reflections, an Argentina-based label and platform that eschews trend in favor of pure flavor. Stretching back to 2010, their catalog is an IDM treasure chest. In their own words, they are “a creative space for abstract rhythms.” Their artist roster features 55 innovative producers and engineers from across the globe, all with the same intention to skew rhythm and tone in any direction imaginable. Given the complexity and fidelity of Fracture Cycles, the record couldn’t possibly be in better hands.

Internally, Fracture Cycles is a fresh series of soundscapes for discerning sound heads to explore. Every phrase and refrain is filled with various aural nooks and crannies. Each listen through the record reveals new layers and new audio manipulations, demonstrating Man From Sol’s abilities not just on a production level, but on an engineering level as well. Tracks like “Fracture Vectors” and “Vacuum Processor” take conventional rhythms in combination with erratic synthesis, keeping one foot on the dance floor and the other in a glitchy headspace. Conversely, “Outside Context” ungulates along a warped time signature, with turn arounds and rests melting together amidst cascading percussion and morphed bass bits. There’s a structure to the track that’s cleverly hidden, driving the overall composition while laying low in the internal arrangement. By now, it should be apparent that every song on Fracture Cycles takes the listener on a wildly different journey through outrageously powerful sound design.

Adding to the scope and depth of the release, each of the five tracks is accompanied by a remix provided by a cast of exceptional glitch producers. Blockdata, oddlogic, CLAUDE, c0ma, and Lokom warp Man From Sol’s original machinations into an entirely new expanse of textural music, perfectly complimenting the EP’s main contents. Man From Sol is a relatively quiet player in the public eye, with the project’s last release dating back to 2017. Despite having just two major releases in that time, his skillset and sonic profile betray a deep understanding of audio production and engineering. We’re excited to continue watching the progression of Man From Sol, as he’s sure to continue advancing through the ranks of glitch music.

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